Five countries, including India and Bangladesh, lead the world in solar home lighting systems and the two south Asian nations together account for 97 per cent of the renewable energy market in the region, says an international body report.

From being a coal based generation company, today NTPC is generating power from all sources be it solar, wind, gas or hydro.

Mr Gurdeep Singh leads India’s largest power generation company, NTPC Ltd as its chairman and managing director. Just few days back, NTPC achieved a significant benchmark of becoming a 50,000 mega watt company. In an exclusive interview (his first after the landmark achievement of NTPC becoming a 50,000 mw plus company) to the Founder and Editor of EnergyInfraPost.com, Anupama Airy, Mr Singh spoke in detail about the company’s achievements so far and the plans ahead.

Infosys has defended the pay hike extended to its Chief Operating Officer Pravin Rao, saying the stock-linked compensation to its senior management, including Rao, was needed to retain talent as the company underwent a transformation.